Michelle K linnane
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Hi Guys
Have been raising my baby ducks in the barn and now moved them out side trying to get them acclimated to the outside and weather. I was going to make a pvc moveable pen and I thought why bother I will use a dog kennel and place a top on it. I 2X4 on the inside the kennel tie a rope to a 10 x10 and I kennel pull with the mule, gater, ATV or tractor. I have gotten some
1 X 1 plastic hardware cloth and placed it over the 2 inch chain link fence about 48 inches up. If a weasel wants to get nothing will keep them out. but the birds can not stick their head through and have an owl snap it off.
I bought some electric poultry netting from agway yesterday made kencove. My plan is to place the ducks out in the fields. Right now they are on wire and they waste so much food, plus ducks eat almost 2 to 3 times from then a chicken. They are the hogs of the feathered world. I want to work them close to the ponds so it seems like their home in that area. But I want to be able to move the birds so they can move about and eat. Ducks take a while to fly and will pretty much stay where there is water and food.
I have never used an electric fence and I want to be able to use house electric and solar. I will set up the fence so I just need to drive them back in the kennel at night ducks are not hard to drive and I will set up electric in a type of chute so they are easy to get back in. They will only be out when I am home as I can nothing about sky predators. But I know I need a ground but do I need to buyt two different units for house electric and solar. Has anybody else set up pasture for poultry? Also I have been looking at solar stuff for fence holy cow it seems expensive. on the kencove site the Solar Panel Kit 18 Watt is $491.00 then you some 18 watt solar for $120. What is the difference I do not want to find out after I bought the solar panel that is not good? Any ideas or anything I have missed? I am sure there is people on this forum who know a lot more about this then I. Your thoughts are welcome.
Have been raising my baby ducks in the barn and now moved them out side trying to get them acclimated to the outside and weather. I was going to make a pvc moveable pen and I thought why bother I will use a dog kennel and place a top on it. I 2X4 on the inside the kennel tie a rope to a 10 x10 and I kennel pull with the mule, gater, ATV or tractor. I have gotten some
1 X 1 plastic hardware cloth and placed it over the 2 inch chain link fence about 48 inches up. If a weasel wants to get nothing will keep them out. but the birds can not stick their head through and have an owl snap it off.
I bought some electric poultry netting from agway yesterday made kencove. My plan is to place the ducks out in the fields. Right now they are on wire and they waste so much food, plus ducks eat almost 2 to 3 times from then a chicken. They are the hogs of the feathered world. I want to work them close to the ponds so it seems like their home in that area. But I want to be able to move the birds so they can move about and eat. Ducks take a while to fly and will pretty much stay where there is water and food.
I have never used an electric fence and I want to be able to use house electric and solar. I will set up the fence so I just need to drive them back in the kennel at night ducks are not hard to drive and I will set up electric in a type of chute so they are easy to get back in. They will only be out when I am home as I can nothing about sky predators. But I know I need a ground but do I need to buyt two different units for house electric and solar. Has anybody else set up pasture for poultry? Also I have been looking at solar stuff for fence holy cow it seems expensive. on the kencove site the Solar Panel Kit 18 Watt is $491.00 then you some 18 watt solar for $120. What is the difference I do not want to find out after I bought the solar panel that is not good? Any ideas or anything I have missed? I am sure there is people on this forum who know a lot more about this then I. Your thoughts are welcome.
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